Maple And Goat Cheese Pie |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is an absolutely delicious pie. Ingredients:
crust |
2-1/4 cup (200 g) finely ground pecans |
note: if you cannot obtain pecans then ground walnuts or even almonds work well. i like to add a couple of ground graham wafers or digestive cookies to the nuts. |
1/2 tsp. cinnamon |
1/2 tsp. ginger powder |
1/3 cup (75 g) butter, melted |
2 tbsps. pure maple syrup |
mix the ground pecans with the cinnamon and the ginger. add butter and maple syrup and stir until blended. press into a 9-inch pie plate. chill for at least 15 minutes. |
filling |
2 eggs |
12 oz (340 g) goat cream cheese (17% fat) |
1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup |
1/2 cup (120 ml) goat yogurt |
1/2 vanilla bean |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven at 325ºF (165ºC).
2. Beat the eggs until creamy.
3. Cream the cream cheese in a different bowl.
4. Add the maple syrup and blend well.
5. Add eggs, yogurt, the inside of the vanilla bean and stir until thoroughly combined.
6. Pour into pie crust.
7. Bake for 50 minutes.
8. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
9. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. If not, the crust will not hold its shape.
10. If you decide to use this crust with a different filling that requires baking, don’t bake it higher than 325-350º F / 165-175º C
11. If you use this crust with a filling that doesn’t require baking, pre-bake the crust at 350º F / 175º C for 15-20 minutes.
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